Dulwich Wood — Neighbourhood Policing Team
Local policing team in the Metropolitan Police Service area: contact routes, current priorities and public events.
Contact the team
In an emergency always call 999. For non-emergencies call 101 or use Metropolitan Police Service's online reporting.
Recorded crime — June 2026
58 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.
Compared with May 2026 (58): no change. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.
- Violence and sexual offences14 · 24%
- Anti-social behaviour12 · 21%
- Vehicle crime7 · 12%
- Other theft5 · 9%
- Public order5 · 9%
- Burglary4 · 7%
- Theft from the person4 · 7%
- Robbery3 · 5%
Street-level open data from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0), counted within this team’s official boundary. Locations on data.police.uk are approximate — snapped to anonymised map points near where each crime occurred — so figures are a guide, not an exact address-level count. Captured 2026-08-08.
What happened to reported crimes — June 2026
84 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.
- Unable to prosecute suspect37 · 44%
- Investigation complete; no suspect identified34 · 40%
- Awaiting court outcome9 · 11%
- Further investigation is not in the public interest1 · 1%
- Action to be taken by another organisation1 · 1%
- Further action is not in the public interest1 · 1%
Recorded outcomes from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0). A crime and its outcome can fall in different months, so these do not map one-to-one onto the crime counts above. Captured 2026-08-09.
Current priorities
Estates: Kingswood, Lordship Lane, Glazebrook and Kennoldes and Sydenham Hill estate. Targeted high visibility patrols dealing with groups causing any Anti-Social Behaviour within the area.
We have conducted targeted patrols, stop and searches and issued a cannabis warning in the Kingswood and Lordship Lane Estate. With targeted patrols Anti-Social Behaviour has now decreased.
Set: 2026-07-07
Targeted patrols within the Dulwich Wood Ward offering crime prevention advice and a policing presence to deter burglaries within the area.
We have conducted crime prevention visits to residents who have contacted us to do so. We also conduct targeted patrols when a burglary has taken place. We can visit your property and offer crime prevention tips when contacted on our email address DulwichWood.SNT@met.police.uk
Set: 2026-07-07
Dulwich Wood Safer Neighbourhood Team officers to deal with any motor-vehicle crime including theft of motor vehicle or theft from. This includes targeted patrols around hot spots and partnerships with other border safer-neighbourhood teams and road and transport policing teams to target this ongoing issue.
We have ensured that all residents that have experienced motor vehicle crime on the ward will get contacted by the safer-neighbourhoods team. We offer free anti-theft VRM screws to all residents as well as Faraday pouches and catalytic converter marking kits. We also work with the road and traffic policing teams for longer-term projects.
Set: 2026-07-07
Nearby teams in Metropolitan Police Service
All Metropolitan Police Service neighbourhood teams →Source: data.police.uk API · Licensed under Open Government Licence v3.0 · Fetched 2026-07-13. BlueLineHub is independent and not affiliated with Metropolitan Police Service.